Curracloe Beach & Raven Nature Reserve

Curracloe Beach & Raven Nature Reserve

Curracloe beach is one of the cleanest beaches on the Irish coast and is best known for having featured in the Second World War themed motion picture ‘Saving Private Ryan.’ The Raven Nature Reserve is planted with a forest of pine and other evergreen trees. A looped walk of the area goes to the tip of the Raven Point spit through the wood and back again via the beach.

Enniscorthy Castle

Enniscorthy Castle

Enniscorthy Castle is an imposing Norman stronghold in the heart of Enniscorthy town. Originally built in the 13th century it has been ‘home’ to Norman knights, English armies, Irish rebels and prisoners, and local merchant families.

Marlfield House Hotel

Marlfield House Hotel

Marlfield House hotel in Wexford is a beautifully restored Regency period house set on 36 acres of fine gardens and woodland. A member of the prestigious Relais & Chateaux group of hotels and Ireland’s Blue Book and has won numerous accolades for its charm, welcome and cuisine.

National 1798 Rebellion Centre

National 1798 Rebellion Centre

One of the great visitor attractions in County Wexford….and one that took us by surprise! It doesn’t look like much from the outside but when inside we were struck by the size and level of detail of the exhibition. It was won a number of awards and we can see why.

Kennedy Homestead

Kennedy Homestead

In the summer of 1963 President Kennedy visited Ireland and made an emotional return to the ancestral family homestead. The museum follows the fortunes of the most famous Irish American Family through the 20th century to the present day. This rag to riches story begins at the Kennedy Homestead, birthplace of President John F Kennedy’s great-grandfather, who was forced to leave during the famine.

John F. Kennedy Memorial Park

John F. Kennedy Memorial Park

Dedicated to the memory of John Fitzgerald Kennedy, the JFK Memorial Park stands on the southern slopes and summit of Slievecoiltia in County Wexford. It is an Arboretum with a plant collection of international standing.

Editors Picks

Antrim Town

Antrim is the county town of County Antrim in Northern Ireland. Antrim is a small town not frequently visited by tourists, yet it is one of the more historic towns in Northern Ireland with many interesting sights and buildings of historic note.

Connect with us